Chrome Vanadium Springs
These steels work best on heat treatment and possess high strength, toughness, and resistance to wear and fatigue.
Vanadium particularly improves high temperature hydrogen cracking of steel and chrome and molybdenum provide high strength even at higher temperature.
| Technical Specification | Chrome Vanadium |
|---|---|
| Nominal Composition |
C: 0.48 - 0.53 Cr: 0.80 – 1.10 V: 0.15 |
| Density |
0.284 lb./in3 |
| Modulus of Elasticity (E) |
30 x 106 psi |
| Modulus of Rigidity (G) |
11.6 x 106 ksi |
| Coefficient of Expansion |
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| Electrical Resistivity |
32.3 µΩ.in |
| Thermal Conductivity |
108 Btu/(hr/ft2/in/°F) |
| Min Size |
0.026 in (0.500 mm) |
| Max Temp |
220oC (425oF) |
| Uses |
Chrome-vanadium steel with medium high carbon content (SAE 6150) is used to make springs |
